Fulton County Commissioner William ‚ÄúBill‚ÄĚ Edwards, District 7, will host his first Quarterly ‚ÄúCommunity Listening Session‚ÄĚ for 2011 on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.¬† The public is invited to voice their comments about Fulton County services in South Fulton.¬†

Fulton County Behavioral Health Services¬†is reaching¬†out to mental health professionals to improve access to services offered in the county.¬† A database called the Partner Information Network System or (PINS) has been established for providers to register their information with the county.

Recent studies estimate the prevalence of adult smokers in Fulton County to be about 90,000.¬† According to the Georgia Departments of Community Health, one of every six deaths in adult Georgians is due to tobacco related illness.¬† Georgia continues to fall behind other states in reducing the burden of tobacco use.¬† Fulton County moves forward to examine tobacco use in the county, how to decrease tobacco use and the effect of tobacco use in our communities.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is February 7th.¬† On Saturday, February 5, 2011, the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness will provide FREE HIV testing and counseling to residents wanting to know their status.¬† Testing will take place from 1:00 pm ‚Äď 4:00 pm at Greenbriar Mall located at 2841 Greenbriar Parkway, Atlanta.

Fulton County Manager Zachary Williams has appointed Alan P. Pryor as its new Economic Development Director for the South Fulton Special Services District.¬† Pryor will oversee the County‚Äôs efforts to promote economic growth and the creation of jobs within Fulton County, with a specific focus on unincorporated South Fulton.